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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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